PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Rev: 1.0.
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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Product ........................................................................................ 2 1.2 Features ................................................................................................................ 2 1.3 LED Status .
Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ ¾ ¾ One PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD for PW-DN523, including: • • • Wireless Utility and Drivers User Guide Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter! 1.1 Overview of the Product The adapter is a 802.11n client device; it is designed to provide a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your notebook and PC. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet experience, such as downloading, gaming, video streaming and so on. With the 802.
PW-DN523 1.3 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter LED Status Status Off Working Status The driver has not been installed. Flashing Slowly The driver has been installed but there is no data being transmitted or received. Flashing Quickly There is data being transmitted or received.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Installation There are two ways to install the Adapter: 1. Plug the Adapter directly to the USB port on your computer. 2. Connect the Adapter and your computer through the USB cable attached in package. The LED will light up when the Adapter is installed successfully and the PC is on. 2.2 Software Installation 2.2.1 Overview The Adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the Installation procedur.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-1 Step 2: You can click Cancel to end the installation in the screen. Otherwise, the installation will continue. Step 3: Click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-2) to continue, you can click Cancel to end the installation.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-2 Step 4: After that, the next screen appears, select Install to continue. Figure 2-3 Step 5: In the next screen, the files will be copied as the next screen shown (shown in Figure 2-4). To end the Installation, click Cancel.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-4 ) Note: During the installation, the system will warn about Windows Logo testing, please click Continue Anyway to continue the installation. Figure 2-5 Step 6: Click the Finish button to complete.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-6 2.2.3 Software Installation for Windows Vista The Setup steps for Windows Vista and Windows 7 are very similar. The User guide takes the Windows Vista for example to explain the installation. 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder with the same name as your product. Then double-click Setup.exe in the proper folder according to your operating system to start the installation.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-7 2. You can click Cancel to end the installation in the screen. Otherwise, the installation will continue. Figure 2-8 3. Click Next in the screen below to continue, you can click Cancel to end the installation.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-9 4. After that, the next screen appears, select Install to continue. 5. After that, the files will be copied as the next screen shown (shown in Figure 2-10). To end the Installation, click Cancel.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 2-10 ) Note: During the installation, the system will warn about Windows Security testing, please click “Install this driver software anyway” to continue the installation. Figure 2-11 6. Click the Finish button to complete.
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PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Chapter 3 Configuration 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter PW-DN523 can be configured by REALTEK 11 n USB Wireless LAN Utility. This chapter describes how to configure your 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features. After Installing the Adapter, the Adapter’s tray icon will appear in your system tray.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-1 ¾ Signal Strength - This shows the strength of the wireless signal. ¾ Link Quality - This shows the quality of the wireless connection. ¾ ReNew IP - Click the button to get the IP address from the AP. ¾ Show Tray Icon - Select the option to display the icon ¾ Disable Adapter - If you select the option, the adapter can’t work. ¾ Radio Off - If you select the option, the wireless function will be ineffective.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-2 3.2.1 Add or Edit a Configuration Profile Click the button Add or Edit (you should select an existed profile first to edit it) on the screen above, and you can configure the profile as shown in Figure 3-3. We add a new profile and configure it for example here.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-3 ¾ Profile Name - Please enter the Profile name which identifies the configuration profile. This name must be unique. Note that the profile names are not case-sensitive. ¾ Network Name (SSID) - Please enter the IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. ) Note: The Profile Name and Network Name are necessary for the profile, you must configure it.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter ) Note: 1) Select different authentications and data encryptions, the security configuration is different. 2) When you select channel manually, the available network authentication are Open System, Shared key and WPA-None. 3) The RTWCU does not support WPA 802.1x authentication in Windows Vista, while the Windows Zero Config Tools may satisfy your need. ¾ • ASCII - Select this option, you can enter any ASCII characters to compose the password.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-4 Step 1: Select the “Open System” as the Network Authentication. Step 2: Select the “WEP” as Data encryption. Step 3: Select the type for the password and you can select the ASCII or Network Key. For ASCII, you can enter any characters in the keyboard; For Network Key, you can enter the characters from 0 to 9. Step 4: Select the Key index “1”. Step 5: Enter “0123456789” as the Network key.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-5 Step 1: Select the “WPA-PSK” as the Network Authentication. Step 2: Select the “TKIP” as Data encryption. Step 3: Enter the Network key and confirm it. Step 4: Click the OK to save the configuration. 4. WAP2-PSK authentication When you select the WPA2-PSK as the authentication, the available data encryptions are TKIP and AES. Please select the one according your need.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-6 ) Note: Select different EAP types, the configuration are different. 6. WPA2 802.1x When you select the WPA2 802.1x as the authentication, the available data encryptions are TKIP and AES. For the authentication, you should configure the 802.1x security. ) Note: The configuration for WPA2 802.1x and WPA 802.1x are similar, you can refer to WPA 802.1x authentication to configure it. 7. WEP 802.1x When you select the WEP 802.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Step 3: Click Remove. Figure 3-7 3.2.3 Duplicate a configuration file Follow the steps below to change the name of a configuration profile. Step 1: Go to the Profile tab (shown in Figure 3-7). Step 2: Select the profile name in the Profiles List. Step 3: Click Duplicate, and then enter the new name for the configuration profile. 3.2.4 Set default configuration profile Follow the steps below to select a configuration profile as default.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-8 Step 1: Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. Step 2: Highlight a network name and click Add to Profile to connect to an available network. Fill in the Profile name and click OK to create the new configuration profile for that network. 3.4 Status Click the tab Status as shown in Figure 3-9 to view the information about the connection.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-9 3.5 Statistics Click the tab Statistics as shown in Figure 3-10 to view the traffic statistics about the connection. Click the Reset to refresh the information.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-10 3.6 Wi-Fi Protect Setup Click the tab Wi-Fi Protect Setup as shown in Figure 3-11, select different way to configure the adapter for Wi-Fi network.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-11 ) Note: The Wi-Fi Protect Setup function takes effect only when the adapter and the AP (the adapter wants to connect) must support the Wi-Fi function first. Or else, the adapter can’t connect the AP. 3.6.1 PIN Step 1: Select the PIN (shown in Figure 3-11). Step 2: Click the Refresh button, and then the searched AP will display in the screen (shown in Figure 3-12). Select the AP name as you need, and click Select button.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-12 Step 3: After that, the PIN Code displays on the screen (shown in Figure 3-13). Now, you should enter the pin code into your AP. Figure 3-13 Step 4: Finally, the adapter will create the profile and connect to the AP automatically. This is a new connection for Wi-Fi network. 3.6.2 Question-Answer Method Step 1: Click PBC as shown in Figure 3-11.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Figure 3-14 Step 2: Push the physical button on the AP. Step 3: Finally, the adapter will create the profile and connect to the AP automatically. 3.7 Access Point Mode Click Access Point as below to switch to Access Point Mode. In this mode you can use the PW-DN523 as a soft AP. Here you can also do some basic configurations.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface USB 2.0 Interfaces Standards IEEE802.11n; IEEE802.11g; IEEE802.11b; Operating System Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 Radio Data Rate 11b：1/2/5.5/11Mbps 11g：6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps 11n：Up to 300Mbps for receiver Modulation 11b:CCK,QPSK,BPSK; 11g:OFDM; 11n: QPSK,BPSK,16-QAM,64-QAM Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK Data Security WPA/WPA2; 64/128-bit WEP; TKIP/AES Frequency 2.4 ~ 2.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter Appendix B: Glossary ¾ 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks. ¾ 802.
PW-DN523 300M Mini Wireless N USB Adapter There are two main alternatives, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS). ¾ SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card.
